Pacific
Northwest Ballet's Noelani Pantasticoby Dean Speer and
Francis Timlin When I reflect back on "Sleeping Beauty," I really remember
coming into my own. ... Working on it with Francia was amazing. I really
felt like I got to know Francia a lot better because we worked together
so much. She is like the ballet mom I never had! No one has made me work
as hard as that.read
more...

Far
From Sweden: Jonas Kåge, Ballet Westby Dean Speer
February 14, 2004 -- Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah I felt it was important to not make too many changes,
particularly at the start of my tenure, and so have taken a conservative
approach.read
more...

Review
- An Evening of Balletsby Karen Anne Webb
November 2002 -- Salt Lake City, Utah “Beyond Balanchine”, “Balanchine and
then some”, and “Balanchine to the max” were a
few ways William Forsythe's work was described when Ballet West
acquired the choreographer's Artifact II a season ago.read
more...

Jerome
Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Danceby Deborah Jowitt
Review by Leland Windreich Jowitt, always a friendly
writer in her dance critiques, maintains a presence in each chapter,
and her obvious affection for her subject and admiration of his extraordinary
gifts prevails in the rich tapestry of experiences that unfolds.read
more...

Mark Morris Dance Company - 'The Hard Nut'
by Mary Ellen Hunt
December 20, 2003 -- CalPerformances, Berkeley The production,
which Morris created back in 1991 for the Theatre Royal de la
Monnaie in Brussels, has taken on the sheen of a yearly tradition,
albeit in the mold of "Christmas dinner with your wacky Aunt Ophelia and deranged but entertaining cousins."
read more...

'Square
Dance,' 'Continuum,' 'Le Carnaval des Animaux'by
Rosie Waters
September 20, 2004 When the curtain went up on Monday
night for George Balanchine's "Square Dance," I felt an immediate
burst of joy come from the stage, which is the quality I most
remember from the previous performances by San Francisco Ballet
I've seen. read
more...

Los Angeles· Garth Fagan Dance
Oct 23-24, Ahmanson
Theatre, Los Angeles
Award winning choreographer of 'The Lion King' brings his own troupe
to L.A. with mixed repertory programs featuring 'DANCECOLLAGEFORROMIE.'·UCI
Dance Film Festival
Oct 21-23, Univ. California, Irvine Directed by John Crawford and Lisa Naugle, the
UCI Dance Department and the UCI Film and Video Center in association
with Dance Films, Dance Camera West, UCR/California Museum of Photography,
and Langson Library present three evenings of dance on film by leading
contemporary artists as well as a photographic exhibition and student
film competition.

New York· Ballet Tech - "Man Dance Project"
Oct 21-Nov 7, Joyce
TheatreEliot Feld's dance company at the Joyce with a
program of new ballets and guest artists from New York City Ballet.· Bangarra Dance Theatre
Oct 21-23, Brooklyn
Academy of Music Next Wave Festival Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia's foremost indigenous
company, returns to BAM with Bush, a contemporary celebration of ceremony,
music, and nature spawned by the Dreamtime creation stories of the sacred
Aboriginal region known as Arnhem Land .

Boston· Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra - 'Raymonda'
and 'Don Quixote'
Oct 7-10, Wang
Center
The Bolshoi and their really big brand of ballet bring two full evening
works to Boston.· Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- 'The Phantom Project'
Oct 22-24, Schubert
Theatre
The company celebrates its 20th Anniversary Season with recent works
including the Boston premiere of 'Reading, Mercy and the Artificial
Nigger' based on a short story by Flannery O'Connor.

Place
Prize - Semi-final 4 by Julia Skene-Wenzel
September 11 , 2004 -- Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London Three men and women, dancing to the point of exhaustion,
looking for something to fight for, something to live for, something
to die for.read
more...

Letter from the Editors
Our focus this
month celebrates Ballet West, one of the oldest companies in the US. Besides
a gallery featuring recent performances, the focus also includes a new
interview of Bene Arnold, the company's first balletmistress, back when
balletmistresses and balletmasters were not paid.
Ballet West's "sister company," San Francisco Ballet, also
co-founded by the Christensen brothers, is featured with firsthand reviews
of their latest triumphant
tour to London.
We preview
what promises to be yet another busy Dance Umbrella season with reviews
from our archives that feature performances Londoners should be expecting. As always, we love to hear what you think.
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